Australia competed at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France. Three athletes were sent, and Australia competed in alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, and speed skating.
| Australia at the 1968 Winter Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | AUS |
| NOC | Australian Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Grenoble | |
| Competitors | 3 in 3 sports |
| Flag bearer | Malcolm Milne |
| Medals |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Malcolm Milne, brother of Ross Milne, who died while practising for the 1964 Winter Olympics, represented Australia in alpine skiing. He gained the best results for Australia in that Olympics, and one of the best slalom results ever for any Australian male.
This was the first of six Olympics for speed skater Colin Coates.
Alpine skiing edit
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Qualifying | Final | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | Rank | Run 2 | Rank | Run 1 | Rank | Run 2 | Rank | Total | Rank | ||
| Malcolm Milne | Downhill | — | 2:05.36 | 24 | |||||||
| Giant slalom | — | 1:51.25 | 38 | 1:52.60 | 35 | 3:43.85 | 33 | ||||
| Slalom | 1:23.26 | 5 | 58.08 | 1 Q | 56.36 | 41 | 56.06 | 25 | 1:52.42 | 24 | |
Cross-country skiing edit
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| Ross Martin | 15 km | 58:00.2 | 60 |
| 30 km | 1:55:17.3 | 60 | |
Speed skating edit
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| Colin Coates | 500 m | 43.3 | 41 |
| 1500 m | 2:16.7 | 49 | |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c "Xes Jeux Olympqiues D'Hiver - Rapport Officiel" (PDF). Comité d'organisation des Xemes jeux olympiques d'hiver. LA84 Foundation. 1968. Retrieved November 11, 2013.[permanent dead link]
External links edit
- Australia NOC
- Olympic Winter Institute of Australia
- "Australians at the Olympics: A definitive history" by Gary Lester ISBN 0-949853-05-4 (suspected errata listed in Errata/0949853054)
- "2002 Australian Winter Olympic Team Guide" PDF file
- "The Compendium: Official Australian Olympic Statistics 1896-2002" Australian Olympic Committee ISBN 0-7022-3425-7 (Inconsistencies in sources mentioned in Wikibooks:Errata/0702234257)